1934 FIFA World Cup Campionato Mondiale di Calcio
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	May 27 – June 10
Teams	16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (1st title)
Second place	Czechoslovakia
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	70  (4. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was split into the Czech Republic The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled 12 per match)
Attendance	358,000  (21,059 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Oldřich Nejedlý (5 goals)

The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged, and was hosted in Italy from May 27 to June 10. Oldřich Nejedlý ( December 26, 1909 in Žebrák &mdash June 11, 1990) was a Czech football striker Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Italy was chosen as hosts by FIFA in October 1932. See also FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup) in the "Selection of hosts" section The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) It was the first World Cup for which teams would have to qualify in order to take part. FIFA World Cup qualification is the process a national Football (soccer team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals, or more commonly 32 nations entered the competition, and after qualification, 16 teams participated in the finals tournament. Italy became the second World Cup champions, beating Czechoslovakia in the final, 2-1. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was split into the Czech Republic

Contents 1 Qualification 2 Summary 3 Venues 4 Squads 5 Results 5.1 First round 5.2 Quarter-finals 5.3 Semi-finals 5.4 Third place match 5.5 Final 6 Winner 7 Scorers 8 Footnotes 9 External links

Qualification

Main article: 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification

This World Cup was unique in that the reigning World Cup holders Uruguay declined an invitation to participate as a mark of defiance against the European snub from the previous World Cup in 1930, becoming the only holders not to compete in the following tournament. The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup where the teams had to qualify, since the first edition in 1930 had no qualification The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international football teams Another somewhat unique fact is that the hosts, Italy, had to qualify. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition Since 1938, the hosts have been given an automatic spot in the tournament. The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. The next host to compete in World Cup qualifiers will be South Africa in 2010; although they are assured of a World Cup place as the hosts, they must compete because the African confederation is using its 2010 World Cup qualifiers as the qualifying for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and The 53 member CAF ( African Football Confederation), ( French: Confédération Africaine de Football), ( Arabic: الإتحاد الأفريقى لكرة The Confederation of African Football (CAF section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for five berths in the final tournament in The 2010 African Cup of Nations will be the 27th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF)

Only ten of the 32 entrants, and four of the 16 qualified teams (Brazil, Argentina, United States and Egypt, the first African team to qualify to a World Cup final), were from outside Europe. The last spot in the finals was contested between the United States and Mexico only three days before the start of the tournament in a one-off match in Rome, which the United States won. The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2

Summary

The tournament was held in knockout format. Eight European teams—Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland—advanced to the quarterfinals. The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was split into the Czech Republic The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland

In the quarterfinals, the first replayed match in the World Cup history took place, after Italy and Spain drew 1-1 after extra time. Italy won the replay 1-0, and then went on to beat Austria in the semifinals by the same score. Meanwhile, Czechoslovakia secured their place in the final by beating Germany 3-1.

The Stadium of the National Fascist Party was the venue for the final. The Stadio Nazionale del PNF (National Stadium of the PNF was a multi-use Stadium in Rome, Italy. With 70 minutes played, the Czechoslovakians were ahead 1-0. The Italians managed to score before the final whistle, and then added another goal in extra time to be crowned World Cup Winners.

Italian leader Benito Mussolini used the hosting of the World Cup to promote nationalism and his National Fascist Party. The National Fascist Party ( Partito Nazionale Fascista; PNF was an Italian party created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of There was also controversy regarding refereeing decisions perceived to be in Italy's favour, such as during its win over Spain in the quarter-final (the Swiss referee Rene Mercet was subsequently banned by the Swiss FA on account of his partiality toward the host nation) and the final victory over Czechoslovakia, refereed by Sweden Ivan Eklind. Rene Mercet (b December 1, 1898 - d) was a Swiss international referee in the 1920s and 1930s who became infamous for his performance in the Italy v Ivan Henning Hjalmar Eklind ( October 15, 1905 - July 23, 1981) was a football referee from Sweden famous for refereeing the controversial ^[1]

Venues

Eight cities hosted the tournament:

• Bologna, Stadio Littoriale
• Florence, Stadio Giovanni Berta
• Genoa, Stadio Luigi Ferraris
• Milan, Stadio San Siro
• Naples, Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
• Rome, Stadio Nazionale PNF
• Trieste, Stadio Littorio
• Turin, Stadio Benito Mussolini

Squads

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1934 FIFA World Cup squads. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is a multi-use Stadium in Bologna, Italy. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football Stadium in Florence, Italy. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the ward where is located is a multi-use Stadium in Genoa, Italy. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. For the town in the Province of Como, see San Siro (Como. For the saint after which these places are named see Syrus of Pavia or Syrus of Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, also known as Stadio Partenopeo, was a multi-use Stadium in Naples, Italy. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Stadio Nazionale del PNF (National Stadium of the PNF was a multi-use Stadium in Rome, Italy. Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to Stadio Nereo Rocco is a football Stadium in Trieste, Italy. It is currently the home of U Stadio Olimpico di Torino (before 2006 Stadio Comunale di Torino) is a multi-use Stadium in Turin, Italy. Below are the squads for the 1934 FIFA World Cup tournament in Italy.

Results

First Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

27 May - Rome

Italy

7

31 May – Florence (replayed 1 June)

USA

1

Italy

1 (1)

27 May - Genoa

Spain

1 (0)

Spain

3

3 June - Milan

Brazil

1

Italy

1

27 May - Naples

Austria

0

Hungary

4

31 May - Bologna

Egypt

2

Hungary

1

27 May - Turin

Austria

2

Austria (a.e.t.)

3

10 June – Rome

France

2

Italy (a.e.t.)

2

27 May - Trieste

Czechoslovakia

1

Czechoslovakia

2

31 May - Turin

Romania

1

Czechoslovakia

3

27 May - Milan

Switzerland

2

Netherlands

2

3 June – Rome

Switzerland

3

Czechoslovakia

3

27 May - Bologna

Germany

1

Third place

Argentina

2

31 May - Milan

7 June - Naples

Sweden

3

Sweden

1

Austria

2

27 May - Florence

Germany

2

Germany

3

Germany

5

Belgium

2

First round

1934-05-27 16:30	Germany	5 – 2	Belgium	Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence Attendance: ~8,000 Referee: Francesco Mattea (Italy)
	Kobierski  25' Siffling  49' Conen  66'  70'  87'	(Report)	Voorhoof  29'  43'

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1934-05-27 16:30	Argentina	2 – 3	Sweden	Stadio Littorale, Bologna Attendance: ~15,000 Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria)
	Belis  4' Galateo  48'[2]	(Report)	Jonasson  9'  67' Kroon  79'

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1934-05-27 16:30	Netherlands	2 – 3	Switzerland	Stadio San Siro, Milan Attendance: ~40,000 Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
	Smit  19' Vente  84'	(Report)	Kielholz  7'  43'[3] Abegglen  69'

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1934-05-27 16:30	Czechoslovakia	2 – 1	Romania	Stadio Littorio, Trieste Attendance: ~8,000 Referee: Jean Langenus (Belgium)
	Puč  50' Nejedlý  67'	(Report)	Dobay  11'

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1934-05-27 16:30	Austria	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	France	Stadio Benito Mussolini, Turin Attendance: ~20,000 Referee: Johannes van Moorsel (Netherlands)
	Sindelar  44' Schall  93' Bican  109'	(Report)	Nicolas  18' Verriest  116' (pen.)[4]

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1934-05-27 16:30	Hungary	4 – 2	Egypt	Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples Attendance: ~12,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)
	Teleki  11' Toldi  27'[5]  61' Vincze  53'	(Report)	Fawzi  31'[6]  39'

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1934-05-27 16:30	Brazil	1 – 3	Spain	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa Attendance: ~25,000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)
	Leônidas  55'	(Report)	Iraragorri  18' (pen.)  25'[7] Lángara  29'

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1934-05-27 16:30	Italy	7 – 1	USA	Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Attendance: ~13,000 Referee: Rene Mercet (Switzerland)
	Schiavio  18'  29'  64' Orsi  20'  69' Ferrari  63' Meazza  90'[8]	(Report)	Donelli  57'

Quarter-finals

1934-05-31 16:30	Germany	2 – 1	Sweden	Stadio San Siro, Milan Attendance: ~15000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)
	Hohmann  60'  63'	(Report)	Dunker  82'

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1934-05-31 16:30	Switzerland	2 – 3	Czechoslovakia	Stadio Benito Mussolini, Turin Attendance: ~12000 Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria)
	Kielholz  18' Jaeggi  78'	(Report)	Svoboda  24' Sobotka  49' Nejedlý  82'

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1934-05-31 16:30	Austria	2 – 1	Hungary	Stadio Littoriale, Bologna Attendance: ~25000 Referee: Francesco Mattea (Italy)
	Horvath  8' Zischek  51'	(Report)	Sárosi  60' (pen.)

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1934-05-31 16:30	Spain	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Italy	Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence Attendance: ~35000 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
	Regueiro  30'	(Report)	Ferrari  44'

Replay:

1934-06-01 16:30	Spain	0 – 1	Italy	Stadio Giovanni Berta, Florence Attendance: ~45000 Referee: Rene Mercet (Switzerland)
		(Report)	Meazza  11'

Semi-finals

1934-06-03 16:30	Germany	1 – 3	Czechoslovakia	Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Attendance: ~10000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)
	Noack  62'[9]	(Report)	Nejedlý  19'[10]  71'[11] 80'[12]

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1934-06-03 16:30	Austria	0 – 1	Italy	Stadio San Siro, Milan Attendance: ~60000 Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
		(Report)	Guaita  19'

Third place match

1934-06-07 17:30	Germany	3 – 2	Austria	Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples Attendance: ~8000 Referee: Albino Carraro (Italy)
	Lehner  1'[13]  42' Conen  27'[14]	(Report)	Horvath  28'[15] Sesta  54'[16]

Final

1934-06-10 17:00	Czechoslovakia	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Italy	Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Attendance: ~45000 Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
	Puč  76'[17]	(Report)	Orsi  81' Schiavio  95'

Winner

1934 FIFA World Cup Winners
Italy First title

Scorers

5 goals Oldřich Nejedlý 4 goals Edmund Conen Angelo Schiavio 3 goals Raimundo Orsi Leopold Kielholz 2 goals Johann Horvath Bernard Voorhoof Antonín Puč Abdel Fawzi Karl Hohmann Ernst Lehner Géza Toldi Giovanni Ferrari Giuseppe Meazza José Iraragorri Sven Jonasson

1 goal Ernesto Belis Alberto Galateo Josef Bican Toni Schall Karl Sesta Matthias Sindelar Karl Zischek Leônidas Jiří Sobotka František Svoboda Jean Nicolas Georges Verriest Stanislaus Kobierski Rudolf Noack Otto Siffling György Sárosi Pál Teleki Jenő Vincze Enrique Guaita Kick Smit Leen Vente Ştefan Dobay Isidro Lángara Luis Regueiro Gösta Dunker Knut Kroon André Abegglen Willy Jäggi Aldo Donelli

Footnotes

External links

• FIFA page for Italy 1934
• Details at RSSSF; note that they often disagree with FIFA on goal scorers and times
• History of the World Cup-1934

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